Operational theory for photonic circuits: generalizing linear optics beyond quantum theory

arXiv:2609.37628 · quant-ph, physics.optics · Submitted 2026-09-29 · Read on arXiv

quant-ph, physics.optics

Submitted: 2026-09-29

Updated: 2026-09-29

Terminology

• Wigner function — 3× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Analyzer — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Entanglement — 1× in this paper · explained in 4 episodes
• Structural Constraints — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

Sources

• Quantum evolution with classical fields
• Noncontextual versus contextual interferometry

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